Skip to content

Team Rocket Grunt

1 team across all documented encounters, including rematches and partner appearances. Choose a location below to find the team used there.

Conditions can depend on story progress; see the quest guide for prerequisites. Teams are numbered by level for reference, not encounter order.

Encounters and locations

Where you battle this trainer
LocationBattle and conditionsTeam
Team Rocket HQ B2Ftrainer on the mapTeam 1 · Lv. 62–65

Vigoroth · Kecleon · Smeargle · Magmortar

Full teams

A trainer’s held items are not necessarily obtainable; item pages list how to get them.

Team 1 · Lv. 62–65

Team Rocket GruntVigoroth 62 · Kecleon 63 · Smeargle 64 · Magmortar 65
Team Rocket Grunt’s team
PokémonLvAbilityItemNatureIVsMoves
62HustleSilk ScarfBold20 HP / 18 othersBulk Up, Return, Earthquake, Rock Slide
63Color ChangeLum BerryBrave20 HP / 18 othersIron Tail, Aqua Tail, Rock Slide, Fire Punch
64Own TempoFocus SashAdamant20 HP / 18 othersBaton Pass, Protect, Toxic, Swords Dance
65Burning SkinMental HerbBrave20 HP / 18 othersGiga Impact, Earthquake, Thunder Punch, Facade

IVs show HP separately when it differs; “others” means each of the other five stats. No EV investment.

Browse all trainers

The official site of the Origin HeartGold English translation. Patches are published only on our GitHub releases.

A free, non-commercial fan project. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo, Creatures Inc., GAME FREAK inc. or The Pokémon Company.

© 2026 Origin HeartGold English translation team. Guide text: all rights reserved — see licence.